Tsezian etymology : Query result

Proto-Tsezian: *χ:ǝ̃s:- ( ~ ʁ-)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: to scratch

Bezhta: χos-ƛ- (Tlad.)

Gunzib: χǝ̃s-d-

Comments: PGB *χǝ̃s- (with different suffixes; cf. also Bezht. Khosh. χos-ƛ-, and, with vowel alternation, Tlad. χis-ƛ- 'to plane').

Proto-Tsezian: *χ:i-ƛʷ-

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: to drink

Tsezi: ħaƛʷ-

Khvarshi: χiƛ-

Inkhokvari: χuƛ-

Bezhta: χuƛ-

Gunzib: χuƛ-

Comments: PTsKh *χiƛʷ- (with an irregular development *χ > ħ in Tsez.), PGB *χuƛ-. Historically a compound (the second part goes back to the verb "to say"). Cf. in Bezht. χu-ƛ- 'to drink', χu-rah- 'to drink (often)', suggesting that the original form was *χ:ʷi-, with a later transfer of labialisation: *χ:ʷi-ƛ- > *χ:i-ƛʷ-.

Proto-Tsezian: *χ:ɨbV

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: dew

Tsezi: χebi

Ginukh: χebi

Khvarshi: χeba (Radzhibov)

Inkhokvari: χɨbo

Comments: PTsKh *χɨbǝ.

Proto-Tsezian: *χ:ɨda

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: dew, hoar-frost

Bezhta: χida

Gunzib: χɨda

Comments: PGB *χɨda.

Proto-Tsezian: *χ:ɨdɔ (~ ʁ-)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: snot, snivel

Bezhta: χida

Gunzib: χɨdǝ (Gunz.)

Comments: PGB *χɨdɔ (cf. also Gunz. Nakh. χɨdo). Gin. χido 'snot' has no parallels in TsKh, and, to judge from the vocalism, is a loan from some GB dialect.

Proto-Tsezian: *χ:ɨlɔ

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: sinew

Tsezi: χero

Ginukh: χela

Khvarshi: χelo (Radzhibov)

Inkhokvari: χɨlo

Bezhta: χila

Gunzib: χɨlǝ

Comments: PTsKh *χɨR[o]; PGB *χɨl[ɔ].

Proto-Tsezian: *χ:[ɨ]na

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: ceiling

Khvarshi: χano (Radzhibov)

Inkhokvari: χɨna

Comments: PTsKh *χ[ɨ]nV.

Proto-Tsezian: *χ:[ɨ̃]š-

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: to change

Tsezi: χiš-

Ginukh: χis-

Khvarshi: χiž- (Radzhibov)

Bezhta: χüž- (Tlad.)

Gunzib: χĩž-

Comments: PTsKh *χeš- (with unclear -ž- in Khvarshi: a loanword from GB?), PGB *χ[ɨ̃]ž- (with a violation of vowel correspondences; cf. Bezht. Khosh. χüž- id.).

Proto-Tsezian: *χ:o A

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: meat

Ginukh: χu

Bezhta: χo

Gunzib: χo

Comments: PGB *χo.

Proto-Tsezian: *χ(:)ori (~-u-,-l-)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: piece of dry cheese

Tsezi: χuri

Comments: Isolated in Tsez., with a possible PL parallel.

Proto-Tsezian: *χ:õχ:ǝ (~ʁ)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: tree

Bezhta: χöχö

Gunzib: χõχe

Comments: PGB *χõχǝ.

Proto-Tsezian: *χ:ɔ( ̃)ḳa /*χ:a( ̃)ḳɔ

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: dumpling (khinkal)

Tsezi: ħaḳo

Ginukh: χoḳo

Khvarshi: χiḳo (Radzhibov)

Bezhta: χoḳa (Tlad.,Khosh.)

Comments: Tsez. ħ- is irregular (χ- would be expected).

Proto-Tsezian: *χ:ɔ̃c̣ǝ A

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: grasshopper

Tsezi: χoc̣i

Ginukh: χoc̣e

Bezhta: χac̣o

Gunzib: χɔ̃c̣ǝ

Comments: PTsKh *χoc̣ǝ (~ -õ-), PGB *χɔ̃c̣ǝ.

Proto-Tsezian: *χ:ɔ̃c̣V A

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: tongs, pincers

Tsezi: χoc̣u

Ginukh: χoc̣u

Bezhta: χac̣o

Gunzib: χɔ̃c̣ǝ

Comments: PTsKh *χoc̣u ( ~ -õ-); PGB *χɔ̃c̣ǝ.

Proto-Tsezian: *χ:ɔg- (~ʁ-,-g1-)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: molar tooth

Bezhta: χäg (Khosh.)

Gunzib: χɔʁin

Comments: PGB *χɔg-. Gunz. has a suffixed form (cf. also Bezht. (Madieva) hagna). -ʁ- in Bezht. is irregular (due to assimilation).

Proto-Tsezian: *χ:ɔ̃ƛ̣ (~ -ẽ-)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: snot

Tsezi: ħiƛ̣ / ħeƛ̣

Khvarshi: χiƛ̣ (Radzhibov)

Inkhokvari: χẽƛ̣

Comments: PTsKh *χIẽƛ̣.

Proto-Tsezian: *χ:ɔr A (~-l)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: husband

Khvarshi: χol

Inkhokvari: χol

Comments: PTsKh *χɔR.

Proto-Tsezian: *χ:ɔṭV B

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: 1 a deep plate 2 dish 3 plate, dish, bowl

Tsezi: χIiṭu / ħiṭu 1

Bezhta: χäṭa 3

Gunzib: χaṭija 2

Comments: PGB *χaṭa (/*χaṭija with a -jV suffix). As in several other cases, Gunz. has -a- instead of the expected -ɔ- (if this is a misspelling, PGB *χɔṭa can be reconstructed).

Proto-Tsezian: *χ:ɔχu A (~ -ʁ-)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: onion

Ginukh: hohu

Bezhta: χaʁo (Tlad.)

Gunzib: χɔʁu

Comments: PGB *χɔʁu. In Gin. one would expect *χohu, which changed to hohu through assimilation.

Proto-Tsezian: *χ:ud- B

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: 1 husband 2 male

Tsezi: χediju /χedju 1

Ginukh: χoddo 1

Khvarshi: χindu (Radzhibov)

Inkhokvari: χundu 1

Comments: PTsKh *χu_d-iju (Khvarsh. χindu, Inkh. χundu < (with dissimilation) < χuddu < *χu_d-iju).